SKU: MB.31083
ISBN 9781513472225. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles for Cello is a collection of 30 traditional Irish, Scottish, and English melodies that are particularly suited to the cello. Traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing as well as compositions of Turlough O'Carolan and J. Scott Skinner make up the collection. The arrangements include stylistic phrasing and variations as well as chord changes for accompaniment.
SKU: FH.VC1
ISBN 978-1-55440-537-4.
This inaugural edition of the Cello Series offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring cellist. With an expansive representation of musical styles from all eras, this series addresses the need for a single collection of quality educational materials to foster musical development and instill appreciation of the richness and diversity of music written for cello. Supporting a balanced course of study, this series organizes repertoire into nine volumes from the Preparatory Level through Level 8. Each level offers music from a range of styles and compositional eras, including standard literature, new arrangements of familiar tunes, and music written for cellists, by cellists. These selections provide the flexibility to choose pedagogically appropriate material suited to each individual, and to motivate students to fully develop their musicianship and technique.Baroque and Classical Repertoire:Menuet and Trio, W.O 10, no. 3 - Beethoven, Ludwig van arr. Watson ForbesRondeau (from The Fairy Queen) - Purcell, Henry arr. Watson ForbesSarabande - Handel, George Frideric arr. Jason NobleAndante grazioso - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Jason GrayHornpipe a l'Inglese - Galliard, John Ernest arr. Christine DonkinVittoria, mio core! - Carissimi, Giacomo arr. Christine DonkinTraditional and Romantic Repertoire:Tambourin - Rameau, Jean-Philippe arr. Christine DonkinAll the Pretty Little Horses - American lullaby arr. Jason GrayBarbara Allen - British folk song arr. Forrest KinneySimple Gifts - Brackett, Joseph Jr. arr. Forrest KinneyMarch (from The Nutcracker) - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich arr. Jason NobleLondonderry Air - Irish folk song arr. Forrest KinneyRepertoire Composed After ca 1930:A Little Child's Dance - Konicek, Zdenek...I Say Ca-rib-'be-an - Birston, HaroldSonata da camera - Matz, Rudolf- First Movement: Adagio- Fourth Movement: Allegro vivaceGrab the Slippery Toad! - Lumsden, Caroline and Ben AttwoodHungarian Stomp - Wedgwood, PamBudapesto - Cheney, CareyWild West - Blackwell, David and Kathy BlackwellLivi's Blues - Cheney, Elliott W.
